Self-study for the seminar about media

In order to prepare for the seminar about media, I have read following articles. And they also had a good to increase vocabulary and collocations for academic writings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/04/comment.pressandpublishing

to filter out falsehood
One of main purposes of media is to filter out falsehood.

a conduit for propaganda
Media have become a conduit for propaganda of the political party.

Fleet Street
Current Fleet Street are filling with three times as much editorial space as they were in 1985.

feral child bully
There is usually a feral child bully in a class of a primary school.

feel heresy
It feels heresy for strict Christians not to go to the church on Sundays

http://www.ppu.org.uk/education/media_violence_survey-c.html

be reinforced by media content
The trend of violent behavior among children is reinforced by media content.


be on the rise(increasing now)
People who want to live in urban areas are on the rise in Japan.


with the advent of something

Communication has become easier over the last ten years with the advent of mobile phones.